Twisted Teens Unveil Third Album This Year, "When We First Met"

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Twisted Teens Announce Their Third Album of 2026

“When We First Met” leads The Holy Cross Tigers , the duo’s Sub Pop debut By Nina Corcoran September 10, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Twisted Teens are going three for three in 2026. The New Orleans duo of Caspian Hollywell and RJ Santos have announced their new album, The Holy Cross Tigers , will come out November 6 via Sub Pop , marking their debut LP for the label after publicly signing last month. The lead single, “When We First Met,” comes with a music video directed by Anthony Simpkins, in which Twisted Teens strap up for a medieval brawl. Check it out below.

The Holy Cross Tigers is Twisted Teens’ third album this year—following Blame the Clown , released on Chain Smoking Records in January, and Florida Water Blues , which came out on Going Underground in July—and their fourth album overall.

Twisted Teens are still on the road in support of their nonstop music. The band has over a dozen concerts left opening for Kurt Vile and the Violators, followed by a headlining tour through Australia in December.

Read about Blame the Clown in The Best Music of 2026 So Far .

The Holy Cross Tigers : 01 Stalks 02 When We First Met 03 Be an Angel 04 Blue Rose 05 I Spend My Time Crying 06 Blue Flower 07 I Bring 08 Look in the Mirror 09 Lock and Key 10 Figure It Out 11 Armed With a Vision 12 Every Flower 13 Darker the Night Is the Brighter I See

Nina Corcoran joined Pitchfork as an Associate Staff Writer in 2021 after contributing to the website since 2015. She’s written for Rolling Stone , Wired , NPR, Stereogum, and elsewhere, and was previously the music editor of alt-weekly newspaper DigBoston . She’s based in Chicago. ... Read More Associate Staff Writer - -

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